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In the Wake of School Choice Financial Scandals, Legislature Pursues Tax Credits Over Vouchers

In the Wake of School Choice Financial Scandals, Legislature Pursues Tax Credits Over Vouchers

Oklahoma’s legislature is pursuing a tax credit plan to help fund private and home school students. Supporters say it comes with more accountability.

by Jennifer Palmer March 29, 2023March 28, 2023

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After a Decade of Waiting, Oklahomans With Disabilities Still Aren’t Receiving Care They Need

After a Decade of Waiting, Oklahomans With Disabilities Still Aren’t Receiving Care They Need

Legislative Session Reaches Unofficial Halfway Point

Legislative Session Reaches Unofficial Halfway Point

Education Department Moves to Revoke Credentials of Teacher Who Shared QR Code

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Education Department Moves to Revoke Credentials of Teacher Who Shared QR Code

These Oklahoma Communities Need Childcare. City Rules Could Make It Harder to Find

Children & Youth

These Oklahoma Communities Need Childcare. City Rules Could Make It Harder to Find

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Democracy

When Are Voting Rights Restored in Oklahoma? Legislature Considers Clearing Up Confusion

When Are Voting Rights Restored in Oklahoma? Legislature Considers Clearing Up Confusion

by Keaton Ross March 20, 2023March 17, 2023

Contrasting the Censure of Rep. Mauree Turner With Inaction Against GOP Lawmakers

Contrasting the Censure of Rep. Mauree Turner With Inaction Against GOP Lawmakers

How They Voted: House Bid to Ban Physical Punishment of Students With Disabilities Fails

How They Voted: House Bid to Ban Physical Punishment of Students With Disabilities Fails

Race & Equity

In Their Own Words: Oklahomans On Gender Identity Proposal in Schools

In Their Own Words: Oklahomans On Gender Identity Proposal in Schools

by Jennifer Palmer

Mexican Consulate in OKC Expected to Be Taking Appointments as Soon as May

Mexican Consulate in OKC Expected to Be Taking Appointments as Soon as May

Oklahoma Lawmakers File 40 Anti-LGBTQ Bills

Oklahoma Lawmakers File 40 Anti-LGBTQ Bills

The Vulnerable

Cleveland Co. Commissioner: Jail Health Care Expansion Unrelated to Recent Deaths

Cleveland Co. Commissioner: Jail Health Care Expansion Unrelated to Recent Deaths

by Whitney Bryen

Sheriff, Jail Health Care Provider Seek Public Money to Increase Staff After Two Women Died

Sheriff, Jail Health Care Provider Seek Public Money to Increase Staff After Two Women Died

Previously Withheld Video Shows Man’s Fatal Struggle With Pottawatomie County Jailers

Previously Withheld Video Shows Man’s Fatal Struggle With Pottawatomie County Jailers

Criminal Justice

Q&A: Oklahoma Attorney General’s Quick Start Includes Marijuana Enforcement and Spending Investigations

Q&A: Oklahoma Attorney General’s Quick Start Includes Marijuana Enforcement and Spending Investigations

‘Relentless Pace’ of Oklahoma Executions Traumatized Corrections Staff, Former Directors Say

‘Relentless Pace’ of Oklahoma Executions Traumatized Corrections Staff, Former Directors Say

Relief is Coming for Families of the Incarcerated, but Will Oklahomans Feel It?

Relief is Coming for Families of the Incarcerated, but Will Oklahomans Feel It?

Education

Education Watch: How Reforms Are Changing Epic Charter Schools

Education Watch: How Reforms Are Changing Epic Charter Schools

by Jennifer Palmer

Proposals Would Restrict School Library Content and Limit Student Privacy at School; How You Can Weigh In

Proposals Would Restrict School Library Content and Limit Student Privacy at School; How You Can Weigh In

Education Watch: Board Appointee’s Absences Draw Questions

Education Watch: Board Appointee’s Absences Draw Questions

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Long Story Short: Thousands of Oklahomans With Disabilities Still Waiting for Help

Long Story Short: Thousands of Oklahomans With Disabilities Still Waiting for Help

Long Story Short: Proposed Rule Would Out Gay Students

Long Story Short: House Speaker Charles McCall’s Time and Place Censure Distinction

Long Story Short: State School Board Shuffle Continues

Long Story Short: What Oklahoma’s Vote on Recreational Marijuana Entails

Long Story Short: Jail Considers Healthcare Expansion After Two Women Die